1. Get a programming job with decent salary. 2. Live far below your means, saving most of your salary. If you can live with less than 80K you will (A) save fa

1. Get a programming job with decent salary. 2. Live far below your means, saving most of your salary. If you can live with less than 80K you will (A) save faster (B) need to save less money. See http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-simple-math-behind-early-retirement/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-sim... Also, you're young, so you may find you have different life choices in the end. Saving money is always a good plan, but there's other paths to having a life and a job (I cover them all in my book: https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/ https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/).